Overview
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Desperate for an heir, England's King Henry VIII shuns his wife Queen Katherine and casts his eye on the alluring Anne Boleyn, while Cardinal Wolsey's loyalty to the Catholic Church and the Pope strains his relationship to the king.
Season 2
Henry quickly embraces Lutheran ideas, breaks with the Church, and marries Anne Boleyn, but Brandon sows seeds of doubt about his new queen's fidelity in the king's mind; a loyalty oath pits Henry against his mentor Thomas More.
Season 3
Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour is happy, fruitful and tragically short; the king brutally suppresses a rebellion against his religious reforms; England, Spain and the Pope ally against England, forcing Henry to marry a Protestant.
Season 4
Henry's marriage to randy, unfaithful teenager Catherine Howard ends in her swift execution, but he finds domestic tranquility at last with the steady Catherine Parr; a war with France and Brandon's death signal Henry's waning days.
Key Information
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Cast & Crew
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Henry VIII of England
Henry Cavill
Charles Brandon
Anthony Brophy
Ambassador Eustace Chapuys
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Catherine of Aragon
Simon Ward
Bishop Stephen Gardiner
Annabelle Wallis
Jane Seymour
Sarah Bolger
Princess Mary Tudor
Andrew McNair
Sir Thomas Seymour
Natalie Dormer
Anne Boleyn
Nick Dunning
Thomas Boleyn
Jeremy Northam
Sir Thomas More
Steven Waddington
Duke of Buckingham
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human...
The Tudors has 4 seasons with 38 episodes.
The Tudors premiered on April 1, 2007.
No, The Tudors has ended. The final episode aired on June 20, 2010.
The Tudors originally aired on Showtime. Check your local streaming services for availability.
The Tudors was created by Michael Hirst.
The Tudors has a rating of 7.8/10 based on user reviews.
The Tudors is classified as Drama, Romance.